Rail-support for single-rail railways.



No. 668,969. Patented Feb. 26, I90l. F. B. BEHR.

RAIL SUPPORT FOR SINGLE RAIL RAILWAYS.

(Application filed Dec. 4, 1900.)

(No Model.)

UNIIIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ B. BEHR, OF TWIOKENHAM, ENGLAND.

RAIL-SUPPORT FOR SINGLE-RAIL RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,969, dated February 26, 1901.

Application filed December 4, 1900. Serial No. 38,691. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ BERNHARD BEHR, a citizen of England, residing at Southend House, Twickenharn, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Rail-Support for Single- Rail Railways, (for which I have applied for a patent in Great Britain, dated May 15, 1900, No. 8,971,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved support for the rail of a single-rail railway, as I shall describe, referring to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side view of part of the rail and support. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the rail and key, with front view of the upper part of the support. Fig. 3 is a plan.

The rail to is carried on trestle-frames having inclined sides I), of angle iron or steel, secured together at the top by a plate a, riveted to them. The rail is held by a key 01 in a chair 6, which rests on the top of the trestle and has a downwardly-projecting flange f, which is riveted to the front faces of the trestle-bars, and has also two other flanges g, which are inclined and project down between the trestle-bars, to the inner webs of which they are riveted.

Having thus described the nature of this invention and the best means I know of carrying the same into practical effect, I claim 1. A support for a railway-rail, consisting of a trestle, a chair for supporting the rail, and a vertical and a pair of inclined flanges formed integral with said chair and adapted to be secured to said trestle.

2. A support for a railway-rail, consisting of a trestle, a chair for supporting the rail, a key for securing the rail in position, and a vertical and a pair of inclined flanges formed integral with said chair and adapted to be secured to said trestle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

F. B. BEHR.

Witnesses:

GERALD L. SMITH, JOSEPH MILLARD. 

